Duane Richard Monteith, MD| Cardiac Surgery, Interventional Pulmonology | MedStar Health
About me
Areas of clinical interest or expertise
- Duane R. Monteith, MD, FACS, Regional Chief of Thoracic Surgery, cares for patients at the Angelos Center for Lung Diseases at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.
- While he treats a wide range of pulmonary illnesses and related conditions, he is particularly interested in thoracic cancers.
- Board certified in thoracic as well as cardiac surgery, Dr. Monteith specializes in the treatment of conditions that include lung cancer, esophageal diseases, both benign and malignant, and mediastinal tumors.
- He has extensive experience performing minimally invasive procedures including robotic thoracic surgery and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
Certifications and associations
Dr. Monteith is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Society of Robotic Surgery, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, to name a few. During his career, he has made numerous presentations to a diverse range of audiences, many focusing on lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, and has been recognized with several awards for his efforts.
Clinical areas of focus
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Resection
- Right Upper Lung Lobe Resection
- Sympathectomy
- Thoracoscopy With Lobectomy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
Procedures I perform
- Airway Tumor Destruction
- Bilateral Lungs Endoscopic Drainage
- Bronchial Alveolar Lavage
- Bronchoscopy
- Bronchoscopy With Biopsy
- Bronchoscopy With Fiducial Markers
- Bronchoscopy With Lung Biopsy
- Bronchoscopy With Needle Aspiration Biopsy
- Bronchoscopy, Rigid Or Flexible
- Cerebral Oxygen Consumption Index Measurement
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Computed Tomography
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation
- Empyema Treatment
- Endobronchial Brachytherapy
- Endobronchial Ultrasound
- Endoscopic Inspection Of Tracheobronchial Tree
- Excision Of Pericardium
- Extirpation Of Right Pleura
- Hemothorax Treatment
- Impedance Plethysmography
- Laryngoscopy With Tumor Excision
- Left Lower Lung Lobe Resection
- Left Pleura Endoscopic Excision
- Left Upper Lung Lobe Resection
- Lobectomy
- Lower Lobe Bronchus Dilation
- Lung Biopsy
- Lung Cancer Surgery
- Lung Diagnostic Endoscopic Drainage
- Lung Release
- Lung Resection
- Lung Transplant
- Lung Ventilation Scan
- Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Malignant Pleural Effusion Drainage
- Mediastinal Tumor Resection
- Nitrogen Washout Treatment
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Mediastinal Excision
- Pericardial Window Creation
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Pleural Cancer Treatment
- Pleural Cavity Drainage
- Pleural Ultrasound
- Pleurectomy
- Pneumonostomy
- Pneumothorax Treatment
- Pulmonary Embolism Treatment
- Pulmonary Function Tests
- Pulmonary Metastasis Treatment
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Removal Of Central Venous Catheter
- Repair Diaphragm
- Repair, Laceration, Diaphragm
- Right Lower Lung Lobe Resection
- Right Middle Lung Lobe Resection
- Right Pleura Endoscopic Excision
- Right Upper Lung Lobe Resection
- Robotic Trunk Procedure
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
- Spirometry Test
- Splenic Artery Ligation
- Sputum Test
- Stent Placement In Trachea
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Subdural Grid Placement
- Sympathectomy
- Thoracic Abscess Drainage
- Thoracic Ultrasound
- Thoracoscopic Surgery
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracoscopy With Lobectomy
- Thoracoscopy With Parietal Pleurectomy
- Thoracoscopy With Pleurodesis
- Thorax Lymph Node Excision
- Thorax Lymphatic Endoscopic Resection
- Thymus Endoscopic Resection
- Trachea Drainage
- Transplant Pneumonectomy
- Unlisted Biliary Tract Procedure
- Vein Sclerotherapy
Practice locations
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12 MedStar Blvd
Ste 110
Bel Air, MD, 21015
3001 S Hanover St
Gruehn Bldg Ste 216A
Baltimore, MD, 21225
9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 1800
Baltimore, MD, 21237
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OA Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Network OA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Sentara Health
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- POS OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UHC Passport
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Fellowship: New York University Langone Medical Center-GME (2011)
Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center (2007)
Medical School: Howard University (2002)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2025